✿Iridaceae · Belamcanda
Leopard Flower
Belamcanda chinensis
HerbMedicinal
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- China
- Flowering
- September-October
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Belamcanda chinensis
- Genus
- Belamcanda
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grown as garden plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- China
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-October
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Bilateral
- Inflorescence
- Variable
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Iridaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
About Leopard Flower
Leopard Flower (Belamcanda chinensis) is a herb belonging to the Iridaceae family (Saffron Family). It is typically found in grown as garden plant. It is native to China. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during September-October. The species is valued in traditional medicine.

Botanical family
Iridaceae
Saffron Family
Leopard Flower belongs to the Iridaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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